ZIP 79930 recorded 115 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 509 across 2021–2025. Primary county: El Paso County, TX. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
509 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | |
| 2022 | 118 | |
| 2023 | 137 | |
| 2024 | 103 | |
| 2025 | 115 |
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 79930 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 149 | 29.3% | |
| 2 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 37 | 7.3% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 32 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Building fires | 31 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 24 | 4.7% |
For the 2 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 79930 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 11.4% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 9 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 4 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 37 | 42.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 13.6% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 11 | 12.5% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 10 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 10 | 11.4% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 7 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Cigarette lighter | 5 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 23 | 26.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 79930 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 912% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 2 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $74,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $69,893 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 79930.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso | 200 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 509 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.